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NAME
mlx4en - Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE/40GbE network adapter driver
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place these lines in your kernel
configuration file:
options COMPAT_LINUXKPI
device mlx4
device mlx4en
To load the driver as a module at run-time, run this command as root:
kldload mlx4en
To load the driver as a module at boot time, place this line in
loader.conf(5):
mlx4en_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
Mellanox ConnectX adapter cards with Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI)
provide the highest performing and most flexible interconnect solution
for Enterprise Data Centers, High-Performance Computing, and Embedded
environments. Clustered data bases, parallelized applications,
transactional services and high-performance embedded I/O applications
will achieve significant performance improvements resulting in reduced
completion time and lower cost per operation.
HARDWARE
The mlx4en driver supports the following network adapters:
o Mellanox ConnectX-2 (ETH)
o Mellanox ConnectX-3 (ETH)
SUPPORT
For general information and support, go to the Mellanox support website
at: http://www.mellanox.com/.
If an issue is identified with this driver and a supported network
adapter, please email the specific information to
<freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>.
SEE ALSO
mlx4ib(4), ifconfig(8)
HISTORY
The mlx4en device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 9.x.
AUTHORS
The mlx4en driver was written by Mellanox Technologies
<freebsd-drivers@mellanox.com>.
FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE March 1, 2017 FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE